Crime and Punishment Page #7

But the thing I wanted most is gone.

They wouldn't even

give me a chance.

That's life. You try and you fail,

you try and you fail.

But if you persevere,

you'll succeed.

The key is how you look at it.

I know.

I know I'll succeed someday,

but right now I'm a loser.

You can't measure success

by other people's standards.

If you've tried your best,

you're a success.

Sitting here right now,

I feel like a loser.

You're a solider! You can go home

with your head held high.

- I guess so.

- I know so.

But when you talk like this,

you sound like a loser.

Maybe it's because I am a loser.

You think you're a loser?

How could I not be?

What makes you think that?

I tried my best and still failed.

Doesn't that make me a loser?

Life's not just about the outcome,

it's a process.

Think about it, what matters more:

the journey or the destination?

Some say it's the destination,

but I think it's the journey.

If you keep searching,

pay your dues

and follow your conscience,

you can face anything

that comes your way.

I tell you, bro...

I used to think so too,

but anyone who says

results don't matter is naive.

Results are all that count.

Winning is what matters.

It doesn't matter

how great you are if you lose.

History is written by the victors.

If you lose, you're just a loser.

But if you win,

even if you win

by bribes or dirty tricks,

you're the winner, you're the man.

Listen Tao Ge,

I know I'm being negative,

but it's just a phase.

I'm drunk and you're not,

so you can think

I'm pitiful or pathetic...

I don't think that.

But I won't be

this pathetic forever.

This is going to pass,

and I'll be back to my old self.

I never thought

you'd take this so seriously.

It is serious.

I spent two years in the army,

and for what?

How would you feel?

I staked everything on this,

and what did it get me?

It's too early to say that.

- You're still young.

- Doesn't matter.

How old are you?

How can you say

you staked everything?

Age doesn't matter.

I bet everything I had and I lost.

You've already got two stars.

But no matter.

So what if I lost?

I took a gamble, right?

This is just a phase.

When it's all over, I'm still me.

I'm going to be awesome, you'll see.

I'm going to keep trying.

So I'm going home.

No big deal.

I can live without the uniform.

When I first got here,

I was so sure

I'd get into the academy.

I bragged to everyone I'd get in.

And what happened?

I didn't get in.

But I learned a lesson.

You've got to be cautious.

I'm cautious now.

When people ask if I can re-enlist,

I say I don't know.

So what if I failed?

I can live without the uniform.

So what, right?

Your fate's not in your hands.

- That's the way society is.

- Because you're in the army.

- You have to obey orders.

- But it's the same out there.

Sure, you can't control it all.

You can't get ahead

without connections.

And I've got no power,

no connections.

Still, I can't believe it.

No matter, things will get better.

Just don't laugh at me tomorrow.

No one's going to laugh at you.

Don't laugh at me.

We've been through a lot.

Remember

all those basketball games?

You even washed my back

in the shower.

Although your technique sucks,

it beats having to wash my own back.

No one else here

ever did that for me.

I'll miss you.

What's lost doesn't matter.

The key is the future, right?

Life's a river.

No matter where it goes,

you'll always have this.

- Don't let it get you down.

- I'm fine.

F***, this dog's got some strength.

- Tighten the rope.

- It is tight.

I've got you this time, f***er.

Right in the heart.

He'll be dead in twenty seconds.

It's done.

- He's dead?

- Yeah, he's dead.

That was fast.

20 seconds is all it takes.

I'm freezing.

Why'd you kill him in here?

So he wouldn't bite.

Lift him up.

Summary execution...

Let's go.

The little dog's freaked out.

He'll be fine.

Filmed, directed and edited by:

Zhao Liang

English translation: Cindy Carter

Subtitle ripped and processed by

Contaminator

Originally published 26/12/2013

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